Statutory holidays in Hong Kong

The legal holidays in Hong Kong are: New Year's Day (65438+1 October 1), Lunar New Year (the first day of the first month-the third day of the first month), Good Friday (Friday and Saturday before Easter), Easter (the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox), Tomb-Sweeping Day (April 4) and Labor Day (May).

The legal holidays in Hong Kong generally have only one day, and the characteristics of holidays are many and short. So weekends are often two days off and one day off.

As for this fragmentary holiday, whether it is good or not is a matter of opinion; Due to the long-term influence of eastern and western cultures, holidays in Hong Kong can be said to be all-encompassing, with nine statutory holidays totaling 12 days and 13 public holidays totaling 17 days. Each one is not very long. The longest are Good Friday, Easter (4 consecutive days) and Spring Festival (3 days). Most of the others are 1 day.

The geographical environment of Hong Kong

The geographical coordinates of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are 22 08' to 22 35' north latitude and113 49' to114 31'east longitude. It is located in the south of China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, across the sea from China and Macau to the west, and adjacent to Shenzhen to the north.

The regional scope includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and 262 surrounding islands, with a total land area of113.76 square kilometers, including 80.72 square kilometers in Hong Kong Island, 46.94 square kilometers in Kowloon and 986. 10 square kilometers in New Territories. The sea area is1641.21km2.

The topography of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is dominated by hills, and the highest point is Tai Mo Shan, which is 957 meters above sea level. Hong Kong has little flat land, and about 20% of the land belongs to lowlands, mainly concentrated in the northern New Territories, namely Yuen Long Plain and Fanling Lowland, which are alluvial plains naturally formed by rivers. Secondly, it is located in the northern part of Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island, and it is expanded from the original narrow flat land. Although one of Hong Kong is from Hong Kong Island, the largest island in Hong Kong is Lantau Island, which is more than twice the area of Hong Kong Island.